2011 AFC President's Cup

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2011 AFC President's Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTaiwan
Dates20 April – 25 May (group stage)
19–25 September (final stage)
Teams6 (final stage)
12 (total) (from 12 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipower FC (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored90 (3.6 per match)
Attendance58,208 (2,328 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ho Ming-tsan
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chen Po-liang
2010
2012

The 2011 AFC President's Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC President's Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "emerging countries" in Asia.

Contents

Teams from 12 member associations competed. [1] In the qualifying stage, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each, and the top two teams from each group qualified for the six-team finals to be played at a centralised venue. [2] In the final stage, the qualified six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The winners from each group met in the final for the title. [3]

TaiPOWER FC became the first Taiwanese team to win the AFC President's Cup with a 3–2 win over Phnom Penh Crown from Cambodia in the final. [4]

Venues

Phnom Penh Yangon
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium Thuwunna Stadium Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
Capacity: 70,000Capacity: 32,000Capacity: 40,000
A football match at the Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh (Chetra Chap, 2015). (19104466005).jpg Home of Asian Lions.jpg Aungsan Stadium.jpg
Kaohsiung Kathmandu
Kaohsiung National Stadium Dasarath Rangasala Stadium Halchowk Stadium
Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 17,800Capacity: 3,500
World Game 2009 Stadium completed.jpg Dasarath Rangasala Stadium.jpg SAFF Championship 2013 (3).JPG

Qualifying teams

Palestinian Authority clubs began to play in the AFC President's Cup from 2011 onwards. [5]

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppLast App
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Abahani Limited 2009–10 Bangladesh League champions4th 2010
Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Yeedzin 2010 A-Division champions2nd 2009
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 2010 Cambodian League champions3rd 2009
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei Taipower FC 2010 Intercity Football League champions4th 2009
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 2010 Kyrgyzstan League champions1stnone
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Yadanarbon 2010 Myanmar National League champions2nd 2010
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Nepal Police Club 2010 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League champions4th 2009
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan WAPDA 2010 Pakistan Premier League champions4th 2009
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Jabal Al Mukaber 2009–10 West Bank Premier League champions1stnone
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Don Bosco 2010–11 Sri Lanka Football Premier League champions1stnone
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Istiqlol 2010 Tajik League champions1stnone
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan FC Balkan 2010 Turkmenistan League champions1stnone

Group stage

AFC location map.png
Location of teams of the 2011 AFC President's Cup.
Red pog.svg Group A (played in Cambodia)
Green pog.svg Group B (played in Myanmar)
Blue pog.svg Group C (played in Nepal)

The draw for the group stage was held on 14 March 2011, 15:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. [6] The 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. The group matches were scheduled to be played from 13 to 31 May 2011; however, matches of Group C were played from 20 to 24 April 2011.

All groups were played in a single round-robin format at a centralized venue. The top two teams from each group qualified for the final stage. The clubs are ranked according to points and tie breakers are in following order: [7]

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches;
  5. Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
  6. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play;
  7. Fewer score calculated according to the number of yellow and red cards received in the group matches; (1 point for each yellow card, 3 points for each red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for each direct red card, 4 points for each yellow card followed by a direct red card)
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 330050+59Advanced to Final stage
2 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 320141+36
3 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited 31024403
4 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Don Bosco 30031980
Source: [ citation needed ]
Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2–0 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Abahani Limited
Adzhiniiazov Soccerball shade.svg10'
Pavlov Soccerball shade.svg33'
Report
Phnom Penh Crown Flag of Cambodia.svg 3–0 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Don Bosco
Njoku Soccerball shade.svg25'
Sokumpheak Soccerball shade.svg66'
Chaya Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report

Don Bosco Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 0–2 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
Report Pavlov Soccerball shade.svg24'
Baldinov Soccerball shade.svg65'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pratap Singh (India)
Abahani Limited Flag of Bangladesh.svg 0–1 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown
Report Chaya Soccerball shade.svg80'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Rustam Kholov (Tajikistan)

Abahani Limited Flag of Bangladesh.svg 4–1 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Don Bosco
Rony Soccerball shade.svg17'
Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg51', 61', 81' (pen.)
Report Arachchilage Soccerball shade.svg15'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 3210111+107Advanced to Final stage
2 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon 3210114+77
3 Flag of Palestine.svg Jabal Al Mukaber 3102106+43
4 Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin 3003021210
Source: [ citation needed ]
Yadanarbon Flag of Myanmar.svg 6–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin
Yan Paing Soccerball shade.svg4', 50'
Pai Soe Soccerball shade.svg11', 15', 36'
Koné Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)
Istiqlol Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2–0 Flag of Palestine.svg Jabal Al Mukaber
Fatkhuloev Soccerball shade.svg58'
Rabimov Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report

Yeedzin Flag of Bhutan.svg 0–8 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol
Report Fatkhuloev Soccerball shade.svg16', 30'
Vasiev Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tokhirov Soccerball shade.svg56', 63', 70', 76'
Saburov Soccerball shade.svg90+2'
Jabal Al Mukaber Flag of Palestine.svg 3–4 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon
Maraaba Soccerball shade.svg8'
A. Aliwisat Soccerball shade.svg27'
Al Amour Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Hussein Hasan Soccerball shade.svg41' (o.g.)
Yan Paing Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 58'
Pai Soe Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Hedayat Mombeni (Iran)

Yadanarbon Flag of Myanmar.svg 1–1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol
Yan Paing Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.) Report Davronov Soccerball shade.svg57'
Jabal Al Mukaber Flag of Palestine.svg 7–0 Flag of Bhutan.svg Yeedzin
A. Aliwisat Soccerball shade.svg2'
Halman Soccerball shade.svg9'
S. Aliwisat Soccerball shade.svg14'
Al Amour Soccerball shade.svg33', 44'
Khatib Soccerball shade.svg64'
Wadi Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report
Bogyoke Aung San Stadium, Yangon
Attendance: 200
Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipower FC 321051+47Advanced to Final stage
2 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan 321041+37
3 Flag of Pakistan.svg WAPDA 31022423
4 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police Club 30030550
Source: [ citation needed ]
Nepal Police Club Flag of Nepal.svg 0–2 Flag of Pakistan.svg WAPDA
Report Mehmood Soccerball shade.svg39'
Pathan Soccerball shade.svg88'
Taipower FC Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 1–1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan
Ho Ming-tsan Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Alikperow Soccerball shade.svg36'

WAPDA Flag of Pakistan.svg 0–3 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipower FC
Report Pan Kuao-kai Soccerball shade.svg41'
Chen Yi-wei Soccerball shade.svg55'
Ho Ming-tsan Soccerball shade.svg65'
Balkan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2–0 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Police Club
Kuçerenkow Soccerball shade.svg41'
Diwanow Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report

Balkan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 1–0 Flag of Pakistan.svg WAPDA
Diwanow Soccerball shade.svg31' Report

Final stage

On 14 June 2011, the Organising Committee for the AFC President's Cup decided to award the hosting rights of the 2011 AFC President's Cup Finals to Chinese Taipei. [8] The matches were played at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Kaohsiung from 19 to 25 September 2011.

The draw for the final stage was held on 29 July 2011, 16:00 UTC+08:00, at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [9] The six teams which qualified for the final stage were divided into two groups of three teams each, played in a single round-robin format. The winner from each group qualified for the single-match final to decide the title (extra time and penalty shootout would be used to decide the winner if necessary). [10]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company 220063+36Advanced to Final
2 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan 20114511
3 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 20111321
Source: [ citation needed ]

Balkan Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 1–1 Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol
Gurbani Soccerball shade.svg23' Report Tokhirov Soccerball shade.svg45+1'

Taiwan Power Company Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg 4–3 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Balkan
Ho Ming-tsan Soccerball shade.svg57', 66' (pen.)
Kuo Yin-hung Soccerball shade.svg81'
Chen Po-liang Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Gurbani Soccerball shade.svg24', 25'
Garahanow Soccerball shade.svg62'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 220061+56Advanced to Final
2 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 210194+53
3 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon 2002212100
Source: [ citation needed ]

Yadanarbon Flag of Myanmar.svg 0–4 Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown
Report Njoku Soccerball shade.svg3', 83'
Sokumpheak Soccerball shade.svg22'
Sopanha Soccerball shade.svg32'

Neftchi Kochkor-Ata Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 8–2 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon
Pavlov Soccerball shade.svg5', 73', 90+2'
Djamshidov Soccerball shade.svg33', 87'
Dzhumataev Soccerball shade.svg79', 90'
Dzhalilov Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Pai Soe Soccerball shade.svg35'
Rakhmanjonov Soccerball shade.svg47' (o.g.)

Final

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Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Phnom Penh Crown
Kit left arm red stripes.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body whitestripes.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm red stripes.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Taiwan Power Company

Assistant referees:
Nassir Al Mudhaffar (Saudi Arabia)
Mohamed Salman (Bahrain)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

 2011 AFC President's Cup 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Taiwan Power Company
1st title

Awards

The following awards were given for the 2011 AFC President's Cup: [11]

Top scorers

RankPlayerClub GS1 GS2 GS3 FG1 FG2 F Total
1 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Ho Ming-tsan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taiwan Power Company 11226
2 Flag of Myanmar.svg Yan Paing Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon 2215
Flag of Myanmar.svg Pai Soe Flag of Myanmar.svg Yadanarbon 3115
Flag of Tajikistan.svg Farkhod Tokhirov Flag of Tajikistan.svg Istiqlol 415
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pavel Pavlov Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Neftchi Kochkor-Ata 1135
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kingsley Njoku Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh Crown 11215

See also

References

  1. "AFC Competitions Committee meeting". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 23 November 2009.
  2. "Yadanarbon in uncharted waters". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
  3. "High hopes from Palestine club: Suzuki". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 March 2011.
  4. "Taiwan Power win AFC President's Cup". the-afc.com. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  5. "Palestine clubs set for AFC President's Cup". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 September 2010.
  6. "President's Cup group stage draw on March 14". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 February 2011.
  7. "AFC President's Cup 2011 Competitions Regulations" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  8. "Chinese Taipei to host AFC President's Cup Finals". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 June 2011.
  9. "AFC President's Cup Final Stage draw on July 29". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 15 July 2011.
  10. "Kyrgyz challenge awaits Yadanarbon". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 29 July 2011.
  11. "Triple treat for Taiwan Power". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.[ permanent dead link ]